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New luxury goods store to open on Sparks St. next week hoping to close market gap
Abdul Mintoo is becoming familiar with the garment industry from every perspective. His native country of Bangladesh is the second-largest garment manufacturing country in the
Community must rally behind new arena at LeBreton or ‘it doesn’t work,’ Bettman tells crowd
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the Senators’ proposed new arena at LeBreton Flats could be “something that revitalizes” Ottawa’s downtown, but adds it will be
Investing in the next generation: Ottawa businesses encouraged to build futures through mentorship
Do you remember the mentor in your life who helped shape your career? In the business world, success often depends on the connections we build,
Tour of properties for lease on Sparks St. aimed at rekindling interest in the pedestrian mall
Business owners interested in sussing out a prime location on Sparks Street were taken on a tour of four properties for lease on the pedestrian
In this instalment of Top of Mind in Tech, Alexandre Synnett speaks with Techopia’s David Sali about CGI’s role in helping the government implement AI
Savour the City: Got 30 minutes or less for lunch? Here’s where to go in a rush
All the hustle of the end of the year means you need lunch spots in Ottawa that can have you in and out in a
Inflation rate rises to 2% in October, reducing odds of another jumbo rate cut
Canada’s inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. The report from Statistics
Ross Video CEO David Ross rethinking plan to take firm public in 2025
Ross Video CEO and majority shareholder David Ross says he is putting plans to take the company public on the back burner and is now leaning toward securing a private
Three women-led Ottawa startups among SheBoot’s latest graduating cohort
Three Ottawa-based startups were among the 2024 cohort of SheBoot graduates after the organization’s grand finale took place at SaaS North last week. SheBoot is a national non-profit that helps
Last month Ottawa Salus launched “Opening Doors to Dignity,” a $5-million campaign to construct a 54-unit independent living building on Capilano Drive. Set to open
WestJet appeals to biz travellers with increase in service from YOW to Western Canada
As part of its strategy to connect Ontario business travellers to Western Canada, WestJet is increasing its domestic seat capacity out of Ottawa for 2025, the company announced Monday.
Canada Post strike ‘devastates’ small biz, Shopify’s Finkelstein says
A Canada Post strike that has stopped mail delivery across the country has the small business community scrambling as their busiest selling season gets underway. Since 55,000 workers at the
Ottawa-Gatineau bucks national trend with housing starts dropping sharply in October
While housing starts were up nationally in October, there was a sharp drop in starts last month in Ottawa-Gatineau, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
From ice fishing to snowmobiling, regional tourism businesses get creative in face of warmer winters
Winter tourism businesses in Eastern Ontario are bracing for uncertainty as increasingly unpredictable weather patterns disrupt the cold, snowy conditions on which their seasonal operations rely. Shifting climate patterns, along
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